Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 226, 5 July 1919 — Page 3

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1919.

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CHICAGO AVERTS SERIOUS STRIKE CRISIS IN CITY

End of Walkout of City Employes Brings Relief to Serious Situation.

By WILLIAM R. SANBORN. CHICAGO, July 5 The most dangerous crisis facing an American city has Just been experienced by Chicago.

That it has terminated without dis-; a walk out would tie up all transpor

ted, every man is at his post. These

will have a hearing before the Board of Control and it is likely that their '; demands for from $1,900 to $2,600 perj year will be scaled down but little. The hod carriers were the last to : cause trouble for building trades con-; tractors In Chicago. They demanded i $1 an hour and got it; then the j

wheels began to revolve and everybody got busy. Just as the wheels of the building trades began to spin, the City Hall clerks joined the belligerents in other city departments who were demanding more money, these being the last to formulate demands. Street Railway Strike Possible. The overhanging cloud on the labor horizon In Chicago at this time is the movement of the surface and elevated lines employes. These men complain that present wages do not meet living costs, and are very restive. There

are about 15,000 men in this union and

WITH THOSE IN ARMY AND NAVY

This column, containing news ot Richmond and Wayne county uoV diers and sailors, will appear dally In the Palladium. Contributions will be welcomed.

Harry Randolph is spending a ten days' furlough with friends and relatives. He is stationed at Camp Funston, Kas.

aster or great Inconvenience to more than two million people is entirely owing to the diplomacy of the city officials, and to a compromise by mutual concessions. Imagine a great city without water or electricity, and without police or fire protection, with the entire health department on a vacation and the street cleaners and garbage handlers on strike, at 90 in the shade. Then suppose you should go to the city hall and find no one to whom you could pay taxes, or could obtain information from because the 1,600 clerks had walked out. City hall clerks "work" but 38 hours a week, be It noted. Well, Just that situation has confronted Chicago during the past two weeks. The firemen signed their resignation In a body, to be effective as soon as it was known that the board of control, a part of the city council, refused their demands for a minimum of $2,000 per year. The engineers at

the various water works stations, the city electricians, and the inspectors in the health department, the clerks in the municipal offices, the street cleaning and sewer department laborers; every man Indeed, except the duly elected officials, all at one discovered that they couldn't live decently on their old-time wages, and thus the strike fever spread. Loss of Saloon Revenue. You know, of course, what has happened to the Chicago saloon man, and the consequent loss of city revenue. About 7,000 saloons, paying $1,000 a year license tax, special cigarette taxes and so forth, gave the city an Income exceeding $7,000,000 from that single source. Seven million doesn't go very far in Chicago, for there Is a horde of 'hungry officials and henchmen, many of whom work hardest on pay days. As some of the aldermen no doubt truthfully stated, a strike of City Hall employes might prove a blessing in disguise. An investigation might disclose that about BOO of the 1,500 who were standing about In each other's way might then be dispensed with; while those remaining could then be better paid. This kind of an argument had some effect, doubtless, on the political Job

holders, and also on the officials who (

have so liberally Jammed their offices with friends who are known as vote getters, and whose names, therefore, clutter the pay rolls. The political machine dominating Cook county Is so vast that it takes thousands of men to man it, as the result at the spring election amply proved. Good Reasons for Striking. That there really were a number of good reasons advanced for striking on the part of numerous employes was frankly conceded by the fiscal authorities. Among the men entitled to more pay, and who had had but one raise of 10 percent In ten years, are the city engineers, in charge of the water works machinery, etc. These have been drawing $90 every two weeks, while some of the mechanics to whom they give orders draw more money, thanks to the manipulation of their unions. Then consider the street

cleaners, busy In storm and sun. They were idle for more than a week, during which the litter and garbage accumulated and flushing ot the streets, even in the Loop district, was neglected. These asked an Increase of $1 per day and will, at the compromise basis, be paid $3.65 to $3.80 per day, admittedly little enough in present circumstances. Fire and Police Salaries. The city firemen were voted a raise of from $1,500 to $1,800. which was accepted on the plea of the poverty of the municipality, and this sum was also voted as the minimum for policemen. The firemen had Issued an ultimatum of $2,000, but when the loyal police force, appreciating the gravity of conditions refused to join them in the walk out, the ardor of the fire fighters cooled considerably. As the matter now stands the Chicago policemen and firemen are the highest paid men of their class in the United States. The City Hall employes, the S8-hour week clerks, are now to have a minimum wage of $1,500 per year. A raft of them have always been getting more and these also came in on the advance. Taking the pay roll in its entirety the increases voted amount to about 65 per cent of the demands made by the various departments. In every Instance the City pleaded loss of revenue and the inability to pay the full Increases asked. There will be a fuTT hearing of the matter before the City Council on next Monday night, at which time a vote to sustain the awards of the finance committee is expected. While the pay to be given the city engineers, and the electrical department, heads has not been set-

tation and cause no end of trouble.

The State Utilities commission recently refused the traction lines permission to charge 7 cent fares. The "L" road contracts with employes expire in August, 1920, but the company expresses its willingness to waive that if allowed to increase fares from 6c to 7c. Failing in this, the management claims that the income will not permit increases In wages. The surface line folks are in the same box; they, too, claim that without an advance in fares no raise in wages can be considered. The street car men insist that whereas they have received no advance in wages for about one year, nearly all classes of labor have been awarded more money, and that the price of necessities have all advanced in the interim. In the meantime tho public rides but wonders how soon it may have to volunteer more fare or walk.

Jenkins Plant Not To Be

Built Until Next Year

T. B. Jenkins of the Jenkins "Vulcan

Spring company announced Saturday

that the proposed building additions to the plant will not be started until next year. Jenkins 6aid plans would be drawn up early In 1920. PENDER IS HOME.

John L. Pender, Knights of Colum

bus secretary, who spent several

months in France during the war has arrived in the States, following a trip acro63 and back as a transport secretary. He was in Bre6t four days. Members of the NC-4 and NC-3 crewB were aboard on the trip back.

Mr. and Mrs. Dow V. Wright have received word that their son. Sergeant Kenneth R. Wright, of headquarters detachment 602nd Engineers, arrived at New York Jun 27 on the transport "Mobile." The message stated that Sergeant Wright t probably would go to Camp Merrltt for his honorable discharge. He has been overseas for almost a year and 6ince the armistice was signed, has been stationed near Coblenz, Germany, with the Third Army of Occupation.

with the 17th Engineers. Koney was J i stationed in various parts of France I

! during his service abroad and was at i Bordeaux for three months before I sailing for this country.

Mrs. Julian Cates received a cable from her husband, Lieutenant Cates, Saturday morning, saying that he expected to sail for the United States soon, but that he had been put on temporary duty at Brest, which would hold him a short time. First Sergeant John Staubach has arrived at his home, 305 Pearl street. Sergeant Staubach spent Christmas, 1917, In England, Christmas, 1918, in France, and early in 1919 was sent to Germany. He is the son of Police Sergeant and Mrs. George Staubach. He was in the air service.

Heavyweight Turtles Are Caught By Local Men H. V. MGuire, Harry Knott and C. J. Hazlitt of Richmond, claim the season's championship for turtle catching. The three sen base their claims on two turtles caught yesterday at Greensfork, north of the city. The largest of the two weighed 23 pounds and measured fifteen inches across

the back of Its shell, and the other

about half the size, weighing eleven

pounds. The big snapper had a scar

William E. Koney, son of Mrs. Tremont Koney of 424 Lincoln street, has arrived safely in the United States after 14 months of overseas service

GREAT HEALER FOR SORES, CUTS, SCALDS, BURNS AND BRUISES

Several large mining concerns in Germany have gone bankrupt because of the suspension of work by their employees.

Great Antiseptic Ointment Called San Cura that Thistlethwaite's 6 Drug Stores sells on Money-back plan. "Arm badly scalded with steam." writes Gilbert Hard of Rlnard's Mills. Ohio; "San Cura Ointment relieved the pain at once and arm healed rapidly. It is a wonderful ointment." Here's another: Ellis W. Frankenstein, Tltusville, Pa., broke his leg; was in bed six months; discharged from hospital as incurable; was five

years on crutches, while opening in leg continued to discharge pus; suffered terrible pains; San Cura Ointment drew out poisonous pus and many pieces of bone; now perfectly healthy; sore healed, and weight Increased from 86 to 121 pounds. San Cura Ointment is such a marvelous healing antiseptic ointment

that it is sold on money-back plan. It relieves itching, skin, tetter, eczema, salt rheum, old running and fever sores, ulcers, boils, carbuncles, sore nipples, piles, frosted feet, chilblains, catarrh and chapped skin. Only SO and 60 cents a Jar. Be sure and always use SAN CURA SOAP for all skin diseases and to give you a fine complexion. It's a splendid baby soap, prevents infantile diseases. 25 cents. Adv.

Sergeant Clem Ferguson, Bon of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Ferguson, has arrived in Richmond after nineteen months abroad with the twelfth aero squadron. Sergeant Ferguson was in Germany with the Third Army of Occupation for several months after the armistice was signed. He has four stars for his battle engagements.

on Its back, which the men claimed was caused by a bullet. During the day, the trio caught 22 turtles, averaging In weight from 5 to 23 pounds.

Wages m Switzerland vary greatly Is the different cities, Zurich paying

its m !

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722 MAIN St aOtMONQ Iff

the highest, followed b Basel and Geneva, with Berne and SL Gall paying lie lowest.

Suits Dry Cleaned and Pressed

$1.25

SUITS PRESSED. 60e TROUSERS Cleaned and Pressed 50a CARRY AND SAVE PLAN Altering, Repairing and Pressing dons by practical tailors JOE MILLER, Prop. tnyz Main Street Second Floor.

HICKSITES MEET IN AUGUST. The annual Yearly Meeting of Hicksite Friends will be held this year in Waynesville, Ohio, August 9 to 14 inclusive.

BORDERLAND COAL Hottest Coal mined. Burns without waste. Buy Now and save money. The K I ehf oth-N iewoehner Co. Phono 2194 N. Second A A 8U,

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Postal Card Given Prompt Attention. Landscape Designs a Specialty. Geo. L. VonCarlezon Landscape Architect Gardener, Park and Boulevard Construction We do sodding, grading, grass sowing, rolling, spraying and fertilizing. We plant, trim, or remove any size tree, shrubs, roses, grapevines, etc. Orders taken for trees, shrubs, roses and all kinds of plants, flowers, bulbs, etc. We Make a Special of Taking Care of Private Residences by the Week or Month at Reasonable Prices. Hedges of all kinds Planted and Trimmed 121 North 7th St. Richmond, Ind.

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BURNS Our baby toddled on to the hot register which blistered her feet terribly. We poured a plenty of Brazilian Balm into tepid water and held her feet in 20 minutes, which took the fire all out, and they were soon well. Mrs. A. Coliard, Arcade, N. Y.

Dr. J. J. Grosvenor Practice Limited to Internal Medicine City Light Building, 32 S. 8th St

WEEPING ALL OVER AMERICA today with cyclonic intensity is a movement for the

promotion of "A Home of Your Own". Behind it is the universal determination to foster and protect AMERICAN INSTITUTION'S. The war taught Americans many

lessons none more vital than that VICTORY came through the SOLIDITY OF AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP and the foundation of all good citizenship IS THE HOME OF ONE'S OWN.

OOK AT THE PICTURE and, in a nutshell you can grasp the secret of American suc

cess. They are planning, eagerly planning, for possession of that which is the greatest effort of life The Home of One's Own which stands at the end of every day's

labor and beckons us to its bosom.

"OU ARE GOING TO BUILD sometime. Everybody has that impulse which is iust as

old as life itself. Perhaps you hesitate at the expense, but in all sincerity and candor we say to you that in case you wait, disappointment will be vour portion. Buildinr

costs are not going down. And as a matter of fact such have not increased in anything like proportion to other commodities which you are buying every day.

lOMMON SENSE dictates that YOU OBEY THAT IMPULSE to delay no longer ; that

you take the plunge NOW ; that you go FORWARD, economically as you can, but

with one fixed purpose in view "A HOME OF YOUR VERY OWN." Prosperity

is right at hand. Activity, work for everybody, is what is needed now and by making the start, you will serve not only yourself but the NEEDS OF THE NATION in the present emergency.

The Cat

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Spend your vacation this summer in tne heart of the Rockies. . The climatic, scenic and recreational advantages of this outing region annually attract multitudes of summer visitors. ' 'r, v' v" ' Smooth motor roads lead to hih mountain passes: and trails lead to woodland glades 4 where the ground was never trenched by spade, and flowers spring up unsown." Lakes and rushing streams full of game fish. Here are two National Parks, six National Monuments and more than twenty million acres of National Forests. Summer Excursion Fares Ask for the booklets you want. They describe Colorado and Utah Rockies, the two National Parks Rocky Mountain. and Mesa Verde also tne six National Monuments. Ask the local ticket agent to help plan your trip or apply to nearest Consolidated Ticket Office or address nearest Travel Bureau, United States Railroad Administration, 646 Transportation Building, Chicago; 143 Liberty Street, New York City; 602 Healey Building, Atlanta., Georgia, j.. United -States Railrqaj) -Administrator

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TIME TO BUY TIRES Introductory Sale of

HEEDMH

5000 MILE GUARANTEE f To obtain a quick and wide distribution of their high quality, mileage guaranteed tires in Wayne county, the Needham Tire Company has authorized us to put on a

special introductory sale of Two Guaranteed Tires for the Price of One Plus. . .

FOR TEN DAYS ONLY

$5.00

O "OBEY THE IMPULSE" is the business thing to do; it is the common sense thing to do; it is the patriotic thing to do; it is the one move that any man can make witha. . L 1 - A f J . . ..

oui possioimy oi regret. -HcSa-" -' -OWfrs:

IV e stand ready to help youWe offer you service and facilities unequalled in this community. fP 'e handle only the best of Lumber, lumber from our own factory direct, to which is added no expense by reason of a middle man. Come and see us. Call us by telephone. tVe have many suggestions through which you can proit -we're sure to save you money.

The Richmond Lumber Co. Second and Chestnut Sts., Richmond. Indiana

The Greensfork Lumber Co. Greensfork, Indiana

No "Seconds" or Unguaranteed Tires! Every Tire has the Factory's Standard Guarantee of 5000 miles The Needham Is a New England tire of superior quality. It has b.en on the market in New York and the New England States lor ten years; In Indiana three years, with mileage records 14,000 MILES ! This is the first tire sale of Its kind aver held In Richmond and afford, an opportunity to lay in a supply of a quality tire at a great saving. Special sale commences Monday, July 7

SIZES AND PRICES PLAIN TREAD NON-SKID

SIZE 30x3 30x31,4 82x3 V2 31x4 32x4 33x4 34x4 33x4 12 34x412 35x412 36x412 35x5 37x5

Reg. Price for One

Tire ...17.15 ...21.80 ...$25.45 ...$34.00 ... $34.80 ...S36.50 ...837.15 ...$47.90 t 49.50 51.70 ...$52.40 ... 58.85 ..$61.90

Price of Two Tires

$22.15 $26.80 S30.45 $39.00

539.80 41.50 $42.15

$52.90 t 54.50 56.70 $57.40 f 63.85 66.90

All Tires Sold on a Strictly

Reg. Price for One Tire

$25.10 $29.15 $39.40 $40.00 $41.80 $42.60 $55.85 $57.00 $59.35 $60.00 $67.45 $71.00 Cash Basis

Price of Two Tires

S30.10 S34.15 $44.40 S45.00 $46.80 $47.60 $60.85 $62.00 f 64.35 65.00 $72.45 $76.00

Beeson Tire and Vulcanizing Co.

13 North Ninth Street

Richmond